⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 21-7 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 1:00 · MEM 64-59 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 1:43 · MEM 126-124 NO
- Go-ahead
Ty Jerome hit a 30-foot three step back jumper
OT 3:17 · MEM 129-127 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Stewart technical foul
Q3 4:23 · MEM 86-91 NO
- Turnover
Cameron Boozer out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 3:45 · MEM 126-124 NO
- Turnover
Ty Jerome out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 1:28 · MEM 129-131 NO

Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 7:51 · MEM 10-16 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:03 · MEM 80-81 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:12 · MEM 95-102 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremiah Fears lost ball turnover
OT 3:52 · MEM 126-124 NO
📊The numbers
| MEM | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. CowardF | 31 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 2-4 | +8 |
C. BoozerF | 38 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 6-7 | -2 |
J. WellsF | 34 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 6-11 | 3-8 | 1-1 | +3 |
Z. EdeyC | 19 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -10 |
T. JeromeG | 37 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 14-22 | 5-6 | 7-8 | +3 |
I. StewartC | 28 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +9 |
J. GrantF | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 |
C. SpencerG | 19 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 3-3 | +3 |
K. MurrayF | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
G. JacksonF | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -13 |
J. MashackG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 134 | 49 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 47-91 | 18-40 | 22-27 |
Did not playO. Prosper (coach's decision), T. Hendricks (coach's decision), K. Lopez (coach's decision), C. Cooper (coach's decision)

Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. JonesF | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +9 |
Z. WilliamsonF Double-double | 35 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 7-9 | +3 |
T. Murphy IIIF | 40 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 5-5 | -4 |
K. MatkovicF | 29 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 9-13 | 5-8 | 2-4 | +7 |
J. FearsG | 38 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 5-17 | 0-6 | 2-2 | -1 |
S. BeyF | 36 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 7-16 | 2-8 | 2-2 | -7 |
D. QueenC | 24 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 5-6 | -6 |
T. WatfordF | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +5 |
B. MathurinG | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
B. McGowensG | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Team | 135 | 47 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 48-101 | 14-37 | 25-30 |
Did not playJ. Reese (coach's decision), D. Jordan (coach's decision), A. Johnson (coach's decision)






